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English BulldogBoston Terrier Mix
My husband and I are the owners of an adorable, sweet, and precious 6 year old English Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix named Zoie.
We found her on Craigslist and brought her into our family about 5 years ago. From the moment we saw her picture we fell in love with her and we just had to meet her. She took to the whole family immediately and we all love her very much.
After bringing her home we soon found we had a few problems... She was attacking other family member's dogs (which we were able to change for the most part). The other problem is, her unbreakable anxiety when people, no matter who it is, try to leave the house. She'll attack them out the door and sometimes hurt them. In addition, she hates fast movements. We are not allowed to move quickly around her, she'll chase us down and grab on to us to make us stop and/or starts aggressively humping (or who ever is making the undesirable movement) she has left me and my husband covered in scratches and bruises numerous times.
Zoie has even chased a kid down the street and knocked him over just because he was jogging which could've very easily turned into a law suit. Thank God it didnt.
We've been trying to work with her. We've went through training with her. We've tried disciplinary techniques and the preventive techniques all advised to us by trainers and veterinarians. The discipline worked for only a short time then she started ignoring it and in turn, started attacking us.
Zoie's attacking our other dog; Cholula, more and more to the point that Cholula is really terrified of her. Cholula is really good at protecting herself from Zoie's random out breaks and has left Zoie with many bite marks, cuts and scars. (I say random because she doesn't show the signs anymore or she's gotten good at hiding them). We can't bare to see them like this anymore, Zoie getting beat up and Cholula living in fear of her sister's next attack.
This breaks our hearts because we love her so much and we don't want to see her get hurt anymore and we don't want to see anyone else get hurt. My husband and I are a young couple and are looking to start a family soon. But, with Zoie's behavior we just can't see doing that. We feel giving her over to a rescue or someone who is better equipped with the knowledge of her breed and more time to work with her would be in her best interest and it would give her a chance at making someone else happy. We feel that she would do best in a single family home with no other dogs or children running around going in and out of the home or maybe someone who lives alone and is looking for a guard dog companion.
She's a very loyal, fun, sweet, loving and protective dog who has a big heart with a lot to offer and we know she can do a lot of good for someone. She's about 30lbs, she is fixed and is updated on all vaccines. We are asking for a rehoming fee.
This is the hardest decision we've had to make as she is our first dog together as a couple. She's our angel and we need to see that she's in a place where people know what they are doing with her breed and where she can be happy and safe from any harm and love and be loved. We pray for the best for her.
Please, if you are interested and are determand to take on a dog like this with love, patience and kindness, contact us, we would like to do this as soon as possible. But, we are not gonna hand her over to just anyone...
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